Q Why is it in News ? A Recently, the Centre has released the first instalment of the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) to States, in the wake of the second wave of Covid-19 that has claimed thousands of lives since April 2021.Normally, the first instalment is released in June as per the recommendations of the Finance Commission.Q What is State Disaster Response Fund ?A SDRF has been constituted un... Read More...
Q Why is it in News ?A Indian Navy has launched Operation Samudra Setu-II for shipment of Oxygen-filled containers to India.Operation Samudra Setu was launched in May 2020 as part of the national effort to repatriate Indian citizens from overseas during the Covid-19 pandemic.Q What is Operation Samudra Setu-II ? AOperation Samudra Set... Read More...
Q Why is it in News ? ARecently, the central government withdrew its orders of reducing the rates on all small savings instruments/schemes.Q What is Small Savings Instrument ? A Small savings instruments help individuals achieve their financial goals over a particular period.They are the major source of household savings in India.The small savings instrument basket comprises 12 instruments. Read More...
Q Why is it in News ? A The US State Department has approved the sale of six P-8I patrol aircraft and related equipment to India.The six aircraft will come fitted with encrypted systems, as India has signed the Communications Compatibility and Security Agreement (COMCASA) with the US.The Defence Acquisition Council approved the procurement of the aircraft in 2019.Q What are some key details about P-8I Airc... Read More...
Q Why is it in News ? A Recently, India’s Indigenous Light Combat Aircraft Tejas has added capability of firing Israeli-origin Python-5 air-to-air missile (AAM) after concluding successful tests.The same set of tests were also aimed to validate the enhanced capability of the already integrated Israeli-origin Derby beyond visual range AAM on Tejas.The tests were conducted by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).Q ... Read More...
Q Why is it in News ? A Recently, Indian Scientists have developed a high-yielding and pest resistant variety of soybean, called MACS 1407.Scientists from MACS- Agharkar Research Institute, Pune, in collaboration with Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi have developed it.Q What are some key details of MACS 1407 ? Read More...
Q Why is it in News ? A The Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat has operationalised the third Joint Logistics Node (JLN) in Mumbai.Other operationalised JLNs are in Guwahati and Port Blair.Q What is significance of Joint Logistics Node ? A Significance of Joint Logistics Nodes: Read More...
Q Why is it in News ? AThe Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has developed an Advanced Chaff Technology to safeguard the naval ships against enemy missile attack.It is another step towards Atmanirbhar Bharat.Q What is Advanced Chaff Technology ? Read More...
Q Why is it in News? A The ICMR (Indian Council of medical Research) has decided a single Ct value cut-off for determining whether a patient is positive for Covid-19.Ct is a value that emerges during RT-PCR tests. All patients with a Ct value less than 35 may be considered as positive while those with a Ct value above 35 may be considered as negative.Q How does RT-PCR test funct... Read More...
Q Why is it in News ? A. Recently, Project DANTAK which is one of the oldest Projects of the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) commemorated its Diamond Jubilee in Bhutan.Q What is Project Dantak ? Project DANTAK was established on 24th April1961.It was a result of the visionary leadership of the third K... Read More...
Q. What is SUTRA Model?Scientists from the IITs of Kanpur and Hyderabad have applied the SUTRA Model to predict the Covid graph in India.SUTRA (Susceptible, Undetected, Tested (positive), and Removed Approach) first came into public attention when one of its expert members announced in October that India was “past its peak”.Unlike many epidemiological models that extrapolated cases based on the existing number of cases, the behaviour of the virus and manner of spread, the SUTRA model chose a&... Read More...
Q. What is ‘One Health’ approach?A. One Health is a collaborative, multisectoral, and transdisciplinary approach—working at the local, regional, national, and global levels—with the goal of achieving optimal health outcomes recognizing the interconnection between people, animals, plants, and their shared environment.Q. What is the Need to document the link between environment animal and human health?A. Studies indicate that more than two-thirds of existing and emerging infectiou... Read More...
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